Baseball fans wait patiently in line to get the one last noodle from Suimeitei, a beloved concession stand at Meiji Jingu Stadium in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward. The stand opened after the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and closed for good on Dec. 6. (Yoshie Watanabe)
People from near and far, from hungry students to baseball stars, lined up at Meiji Jingu Stadium in central Tokyo for their last taste of a savory dish served by a legend at the ballpark.
Suimeitei, a small concession stand tucked in the hallway behind home plate on the first-base side of the stadium, offered its last bowl of noodles on Dec. 6.